Potential Sale of Law School Raises Debate Over Who Should Profit The notion of legal education is colliding with the profit motive in Charleston, S.C., where “for profit” and “private equity” are being tossed around as dirty words in the fight against the acquisition of a regional law school. (The New York Times via University Business)

The case for student loan indexing The central problem with student loans is that they force graduates to bear a disproportionate amount of risk for circumstances completely outside their control. (The Dallas Morning News via University Business)

About the blogger

Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.